Eccentric cycling trainer
OwnerVictor Z. Copelandinventor
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Abstract
An eccentric cycling trainer assembly for use with a conventional cycle comprises first and second frame members connected to each other to define a wheel-receiving body and including the assembly wheel-rotating unit. The wheel-rotating unit rotates the rear wheel of the cycle in a counter-pedaling direction whereby the trainee can then apply an opposition rotational force upon the cycle's pedals in a pedaling direction as the rear wheel continues to rotate thereby providing an eccentric muscular exercise.
Claims14
A cycling trainer assembly for use with a cycle to provide an eccentric muscular exercise to legs of a trainee, the cycle having a rear wheel and pedals, the assembly comprising:
- first and second frame members connected to each other to define a wheel-receiving body;
- means for mounting the rear wheel of the cycle to the first frame member;
- and
- a wheel-rotating unit engaged to the second frame member configured to rotate in a counter-pedaling direction to provide the eccentric muscular exercise.
A method of utilizing a cycling trainer assembly with a cycle to provide an eccentric muscular exercise to trainee's legs, the cycle having a rear wheel and pedals, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) engaging the rear wheel to the cycling trainer assembly;
- b) rotating the rear wheel in a counter-pedaling direction with the cycling trainer assembly;
- and
- c) applying pressure upon the pedals in a pedaling direction with the trainee's legs as the rear wheel and pedals rotate backward so as to provide the eccentric muscular exercise to the trainee's legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.